Joliet Unit 2RW Impacts of Events in Our World

Direct lines from a text that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments.

• Theme

• Central Idea in Literature

• Inference

• Textual Evidence

Examine what a text says in-depth to explain or interpret an idea expressed.

• Theme

• Textual Evidence

• Analyze

• Inference

An universal concept that appears in the work. A life lesson summarized in a complete sentence.

• Inference

• Theme

• Textual Evidence

• Analyze

What a passage or section is all about - stated in a broad sentence. The main idea.

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Inference

• Textual Evidence

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• Theme

• Inference

• Central Idea

• Textual Evidence

Jack is writing an objective summary for a non-fiction text. Which would you recommend he NOT include in his objective summary.

• His favorite part of the text.

• The central idea of the text.

• Most important parts of the text

Which of the following should Jack be sure to included in his objective summary.

• If he thought it was good or bad.

• He should stick to the facts from the text.

• How the story made him feel.

The coyote is a relative of the dog, wolf and jackal. Like its relatives, it is a predator and mostly eats other mammals. It will, however, eat a wide variety of foods, including insects, fruits and vegetables. Coyotes are found throughout most of North America, from Mexico and Central America to Canada and Alaska. The color of its coat depends on where it lives. Mountain coyotes are darker than those living in the desert.

Because of its adaptability, the coyote is not an endangered species, or even a threatened species. It has been classified as “least concern,” which means it has the lowest risk of extinction.

What is the central idea within this excerpt?

• Coyotes are found throughout the World

• Coyotes survive because they are adaptable.

• From Alaska to Central America, animals are the same.

Which line best supports the central idea that Coyotes survive because their ability to adapt.

• The coyote is a relative of the dog, wolf and jackal.

• It will, however, eat a wide variety of foods, including insects, fruits and vegetables.

• Like its relatives, it is a predator and mostly eats other mammals.

• Because of its adaptability, the coyote is not an endangered species, or even a threatened species.

In the movie SHREK, Shrek says, "Ogres are like onions,... they have layers."

A possible theme might be. . .

• Family won't let you down.

• Honesty is the best answer

• Beauty is on the inside.

• There are no winners in war.